Megaforce: Is Tropical: The Greeks
Here’s the new music promo from Megaforce. It feels like the brilliant French trio have really exceeded themselves on this one, straight off the back…
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David Wilson • 13 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes: Bunraku Opening Sequence
For the opening title sequence of Guy Moshe’s film Bunraku, Guilherme Marcondes introduces us to the Bunraku alternate universe — from pre-historic animals fighting for…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival: Student Films
I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival this year. For me, Ottawa is one of the most refreshing events of…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer “unnamed soundsculpture” and Brian Oakes “Marie”
These two pieces use a Kinect and a dancer’s performance as the starting point for abstract imagery. Both are lovely, but the approaches evoke very…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Bradley G Munkowitz: Oblivion Screen Graphics
Joseph Kosinski’s latest feature, Oblivion, releases today in the US, and with it comes an impressive onslaught of screen graphics directed by Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz.…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Estelle’s Story
House of Radon for Refugees United in “Estelle’s Story“.
Matt Hunter Ross • 11 years ago
Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?
In California, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service. The…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Michael Langan: Hundred Waters “Cavity”
Michael Langan’s music video for Hundred Waters’ “Cavity” features the filmmaker’s trademark penchant for playing with multiplicity and repetition. What begins as a deceptively simple…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Wayne the Stegosaurus
Hot on the heels of Gentleman Scholar’s Motionpoems short is another one from a small team at The Mill. “Wayne the Stegosaurus” is an adorable…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Glen Keane: Duet
Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
VR storytelling wars begin, but will anyone be watching?
As predicted in my earth-shattering post, “6 Motion Design Industry Predictions for 2015,” augmented reality (AR) platforms like Magic Leap and Microsoft Hololens and virtual…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”
Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of…
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Brian Gossett • 10 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
PQ FUI: A delightful collection of meaningless sliders and knobs
Peter Quinn’s promo for PQ FUI Toys is a self-deprecating romp through an impressive collection of over 100 fake user interface elements that he’s selling over at…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Process: The Feel Good Bakery
weareseventeen's adorable spot for The Feel Good Bakery is a break from the conceptual CG work for which they're known. The spot's director explains why…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Animate your way to Google
Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”
Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video
We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Beck “Wow”
The music video for Beck's latest single, "Wow," is a psychedelic mashup of digital and analogue collage techniques that artfully echoes the song's eclectic soundscape.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Introducing Holdframe
In this Motionographer Guest Post, meet Holdframe, a new platform for the animation and motion design community to share, learn, and support their fellow artists.
Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
The Motion Awards: More Than a Category — It’s a Celebration of Our Industry
In 2014, nearly every industry had its own awards except Motion Design. To fill this gap, Motionographer created The Motion Awards in 2015, dedicated to…
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Staff • 3 months ago
mateuniverse: Color Robot
“Color Robot,” Mate Steinforth’s entry into Getty Images’ The Next Big Idea, is pretty interesting. The way he used Getty Images stock footage is nicely…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Sharwood’s Go East vs. Sahara ONE
I just want to point this out since we’re on the topic of Brand New School’s new work below and I’m not really seeing anything…
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Babe Baker • 18 years ago
Renascent: Offf BNC 06
Renascent’s new title sequence for Offf BNC 06 is dead sexy. This is trademark Joost, which means that unfortunately some of you won’t like it,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago